Leroy Ireland after Charles Willson Peale

(American, 1889-1970)

General George Washington, signed canvas verso "Gen. Geo Washington/after the authentic portrait by/CW Peale/LeRoy Ireland/pinxit Phila", oil on canvas, 25 x 20 in.; original period gilt wood and composition frame with oval spandrel, 30-1/2 x 25-1/4 in.

Provenance: Private North Carolina Collection
Condition Report: original canvas and stretchers, scratch/puncture center left; overall crackle type fluorescence, possibly from a consolidating application; small areas of retouch, dust and dirt under spandrel area; frame with gold overpaint